Careers of Saint-Maximin

The careers of Saint-Maximin are located in the commune of Saint-Maximin, in the department of Oise.

History

It is at the origin of the careers exploited with blank of slopes then underground, in activity since at least XIVe century. In 1855, a trench built for the railroad made it possible to update hard stone benches. The exploitation with open sky started at that time.

Rock

The stone of Saint-Maximin is a Calcaire white or yellowish, with fine grain, average or coarse. The rock is there of four different nature: very hard hard limestone, hard stone, firm rock and half-firm rock.

See too

  • List of the French stone quarries

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